Area residents are invited to watch six new dances as Ballet Arkansas presents American Images at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Grand Prairie Center.

The Stuttgart Rotary Club-sponsored performance explores American culture, art, ideas and events as well as the American spirit while featuring amazing choreography and dancing.

“We are so excited about our performance at the Grand Prairie Center and we love being a part of their performance series,” Lauren Strother, Ballet Arkansas’ executive director said. “To have commissioned six new dances by this group of mature choreographers is exactly what we want to do every year. Piece by piece, we are building Ballet Arkansas into a professional dance company that the entire state can enjoy and take great pride in.”

The six dances are

• Times Torn, a Civil War ballet by Maria Edwards, the ballet’s new ballet mistress;

• Delta … Push Up Open by Little Rock native Leslie Schickel;

• Pop by Michelle Alexander based on the art and writings of pop culture icon Andy Warhol;

• A silent film era pas de deux by former Ballet Arkansas guest dancer Edmond Cooper; and

• Nowhere/Now Here by Tong Wang, assistant professor at University of California-Irvine Department of Dance.

A 60-minute condensed version will be performed during an afternoon student matinee for students in grades fifth through 12th. Grand Prairie Center Director Amanda Holsted said the matinee is being coordinated through the school districts as part of the center’s educational series. It is possible “through the generous sponsorship of the Stuttgart Rotary Club.”

Tickets are $27, $18 and $12. To purchase a ticket, visit pccua.edu/gpc/ or call the box office at (870) 673-1895.